aithochrous

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Ancient Greek αἰθός (aithós, “reddish brown”) + χρώς (khrṓs, “color”).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ʌɪˈθəʊkɹəs/

Adjective[edit]

aithochrous (comparative more aithochrous, superlative most aithochrous)

  1. reddish-brown, ruddy
    • 1974, Guy Davenport, Tatlin!:
      a boy as splendid and aithochrous as the Cnossan striplings wrestling among blue flowers on Minos’ walls
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